PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE - TIME GROUP OCATION
6-1 Mar-67 Galesburg, Holine, Illinois (lultiple)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian 1. UNIDENTIFIED (COUASON)
2. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION (POWCLL)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3. UNIDENTIFIED (MCKEE)
Multiple 4.5 Prob. BALlOON (FIshiR)
Chale
5. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Varied va.'ied SEE CASE FILE SHE CASE FILE 1
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual (BX)
7. COURSE COURSE
Varied Varied
8. PHOTOS
Srrm Film Strm Film
B Yes B Yes (weiumeoived)
1 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL VIDENCE
17 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous aditiona of this form may be used.
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2200 - Contacted Cuard Pilots.
2300 - Interviewed Deputy viewed sighting area.
area.
OLoo - Termination of interview with OL00 - Termination of interview with C
tional physical
evidence from teacher. evidence from teacher.
1130 - Obtained map 3
1200 - Interviewed checked camera and arranged for receipt of camera and arranged for receipt of
film copy.
Security and Traffic
Management at Headquarters.
Visited transient refueling a and transient maintenance area's at
"Quad City" airport.
Departed Moline at Commercial Air.

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AREAS OF INVESTIGATION
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PART III
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AREAS OF INVESTIGATION AREAS OF INVESTIGATION
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Area's of investigation.
AWeather Bureau (Moline) (Chanute AFB, Illinois).
B.A Airports and aircraft movement.
(1) Quad City Tover.
(2) Mount Joy Tover.
(3) Rock Island Arsenal.
(4) Chicago ARTC. "
(5) Joliet Radio.
(5) Burlington Radio.
(7) A ADC, 20th Air Division.
(3) 1 (8) 1105th Air Trans, Iowa Air Guard 1105th Air Trans, Iowa Air Guard
(9) Illinois Army Guard at Quad City Ilinois Arny Guard at Quad City
(10) (10) Quad City Airport Manager (Servicing)
(11) Galesburg Airport Manager
(12) s (12) State Police Helicopters
(13) Private ovmed Helicopters
C. Mitness interrogation - contained in Section IV.

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SECTION A SECTION A

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The following weather information was received by telephone from
of the Weathe Moline, Tilinois:
Winds: Surface 1300 hrs CST 190/12 G 24
1400 hrs CST 180/1 G 24 c22
6,000 feet 1330 hrs CST 240/30
10,000 feet 1330 hrs CST 270/30
18,000 feet 1330 hrs CST 280/55
Celling: Clear condition prevailed.
Visibility: Unlimited, over 15 MM in all directions
Temperature: F
Plus 2 degrees igrade at 5,000 feet.
Minus 16 degrees contigrade at 10,o00 feet. Minus 16 degrees contigrade at 10,000 feet.
No weather balloons were launched on launched on the 9th of March. No information
received concerning weather balloons balloons from other from other stations west of the
Moline area.

Midnight, 07 Mar 67. Surface temperatures in area are 26 - 29 F. Sur-
face winds are South-Westerly. Wind Speed is 7 to lo Knots. The winds
are shifting on the surface, going from Sw I to M. Low clouds are approach-
ing from the Nw, but at the present time, the area is relatively free
Winds aloft
3000 feet 320°/18 Kts
5000 feet 3000/20 Kts
3000 feet 280°/22 Kts
10000 feet 310°/18 Kts
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1300 L 09 Mar 67. Surface temperatures in area are 50° F, showing a warm-
ing rise of about 30 since midnight. Surface winds are South Westerly at
12 gusting to 25 Knots. Some scattered high clouds are in the area.
Winds Aloft
3000 feet 210°/35 Kts
5000 feet 250°/50 Kts
8000 feet 230°/35 Kts
10000 feet 280°/40 Kts
Radio increase with height
35000 feet 300°/55 Kts
L0000 feet 280/85 Kts
50000 feet 270980 Kts 270980 Kts
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Moline, ILL.
Merch 9, 1967
At about l:30 p.m., March 9, 1g67, the observer sighted an object
he first thought was a Government helicopter. It appeared slightly
U-shaped or pickle-shaped, but the observer could see no propellers.
Toa cbjeet was north of the observer at about a 45 angular elevation
to the northwest. The s speed of the object did not appear constant, but
seen to follow the same path, giving the same appearance and appesring
to hover in the same pleces. The sighting lasted from approximately
1:30 p.m. to approximately 1:43 p.m. CST. The observer manuged to (
CCMENTS
Surface winde were northerly at 12 knots gusting to 24 knots. Surface winde were nc rtherly at lz qusting to 24 knots.
The description, duration and flight characteristies are sinilar to that The description, duration and flight characteristies are sinilar to that
of a balloon. The Emm film failed to reveal any infornation that would
dispute this evaluation.

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winds are Southerly, at 15 to 20 Knots. No significant cludiness is in
the area. Winds aloft are slowly increasing with height. At 3ooo feet
220/30 Kts, 5000 feet 2400/35 Kts, 8000 feet 2700/40 Kts, 10000 feet
2900/43 Kts.
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Southerly, 8 - 12 Knots. No significant cloudiness in area.
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light and variable. High cirrus cloudiness.
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activities. He questioned
his operators and later stated that there was no unusual activity. The
movement of helicopters were also noted, however the times did not
with the daylight sighting on the 9th of March at 1330 by Offic
2. Mount Joy Tower.
The Tower Chief was contacted and requested to question all of
his tower operators for any sighting or unusual activities. He questioned
his operators and later stated that there was no unusual activities. There
was a Iowa Air Guard helicopter operating from the airport on 9 March 1967.
3. Rock Island Arsenal.
A check was made with the security and transportation elements A check was made with the security and transportation elements
at the Rock Island Arsenal Headquarters. at the Rock Island Arsenal Headquarters. There were no air movements
made. The arsenal a heli-port, how was not used on 9 March
1967.
14. 14. Chicago ARTC, Aurora, Ilinois.
The Center was questioned about any unusual sightings or unexplain-
able radar returns. They reported none.
5. j 5. J Joliet Radio FSS.
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6.. Burlington Radio FSS.
Both stations were questioned of unusual sightings or reports.
They reported none.
7. ADC, 2Oth Air Division.
Relay through Chicago Center to ADC was made concerning unusual
radar contacts. They reported none.
8.
The Air Guard had a CH-37B Helicopter, 71657 on a combined test BTI

his operators and later stated that there was no unusual activity. The
movement of helicopters were also noted, however the times did not cmaa
with the daylight sighting on the 9th of March at 1330 by Office
2. Mount Joy Tower.
The Tover Chief was contacted and requested to question all of
his tower operators for any sighting or unusual activities. He questioned
his operators and later stated that there was : no unusual activities. There
was a Iowa Air Guard helicopter operating from e.airport on 9 March 1967.
3. Rock Island Arsenal.
A check was made with the security and transportation elements
at the Rock Island Arsenal Headquarters. There were no air movements
made.I
7067
They reported none.
7. ADC, 2Oth Air Division.
Relay through Chicago Center to ADC was made concerning unusual
radar contacts. They reported none.
8. ll05th Air Transport Squadron, Iowa Air Guard. 1l05th Air Transport Squadron, Iowa Air Guard.
The Air Guard had a CH-37B Helicopter, 7 The Air Guard had a CH-37B 71657 on a combined test
flight and aerial photo mission. The route of flight and aerial photo mission. The route of flight was first in the
local area and then to Thompson, Illinois. The craft. returned direct to craft returned direct to
Mount Joy. I The altitude varied between 1500 to 2000 feet MSL enroute.
The altitude was looo feet in the photo area ats The sltitude was looo feet in the photo area at At no time
was the aircraft south of inter-state highway 80. The flight departed The flight departed
the 1105th Ramp at 1100 and landed at 1250 hours CST. The the 1105th Ramp at 1100 and landed at 1250 hours CST. The aircraft is aircraft is
OD in color. Both the pilot and co-pilot were on in. Roththe nilot ond. questioned by phone. The
co-pilot GW3 gave us a map wich and a
statement. (nctached)
9. Illinois Army Guard at Quad City.
Colonel Beadle from the Illinois Army Cuard stated he had no air
traffic on the 9th of March.
10. Quad City Airport
The services of the airport were checked for the possibility of
servicing a There
were none.
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1130 to 1300 CST.  Then to West C Chicago at 1500 CSr. The aircraft did
not fly on 9 March 1967.
B. Jourmal Star, Peoria, Illincis - They have a Hughes "3oo". It did
not fly on the 9th of March 1967. On the 7th and 8th it flew to Waukegan
from home base of Peoria. from home base of Peoria. It also flew locally It also flew locally in the Peoria area on the in the Peoria area on the
8th of March.
C. Abington, C. Abington, was was not not flowm
in March.
D. Welty Leasing Company, Cedar Rapids - Did not operate in D. Welty Leasing Company, Cedar Rapids - Did not operate in Moline, Moline,
Davenport, Rock-Island area. Davenport, Rock-Island area. Had one flight Had one fiight to Manson, o Manson, Iowa which is West Iowa which is West
of Cedar Rapids.
E. E. Unable Unable to contact ower owner Or operator of operator Brantly Brantly Helicopter in Astoria, Astoria,
Iilinois. Ilinois.

Wind speed. (21 STATION MODEL SPECIMEN dhe oltocumulus) Cloud type. (
ReS: V0 to 25 miles per hour ) Cloud type at sea level. Initol 9 Boromettic prossure
sighting os (From the northwest) Direction of wind (High cirros) (1014 7 mburs.) or 10 umitred. 18 MAR69
9MAR67 at grees Fahrenheit. Temperature in de- metris chonge in post Amount of bora-
clouds. (Sky com Tatat amount of milbbors.) 3 hours ('n ronths ot
1330 C57 Srom pletaly covered.) 24 ency in paur 3 hours Barometnc tend
Visibility, (% miles ) (Rising) Siga showing whotin
mostine Itl. (Continuous slipht Presen' weather or Iower than 3 hours er pressure is higher
snow in flakes.) Dewpoint in de- lago. Time precipitation
graas Fahsanhelt. Cloud type. (low gan 3 1o 4 hours ago.) began or ended (Bo.
froctocumulus) fractastratus and or Part of sky covered hours. (Rain): Weather in pas'6
bose (300 to 579 Height of cloud by lowest cloud. (Sev. en or eight tenths) tation in last 6 hours. Amaunt of preopi
teet.)
Ab nged Hram WMO Gode
ON 9MAR 67 beTueen 1300 and Heo hrs s CIST
winds were Fiom The souTh aT 12-14 KNTs
Gusting To 24 KNTS. (See ppe I sc.k U.S. weather
BuReau , Moline, Ill.) ALSO see pxe 5.SECH_USE
SPecimeN sitTion model To
sATed ThaT he was Looking NORTh wher he
FinsT SighTed the object, and That iT Tanveled NorTh-
"from Time To Tine, 7 iT Apperned To have sTopped and
hover snpeTely- gust hing These , and Then iT would
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more (sec P Y 793). Snce The ckject
did not pass cenhead hoT was seen only in The vothen
sky exACT derection os Trmel wouLd be very disSiCoLT
for The thserven To diTearine, s3oT since
tredies Ti neve roghly in a noitherly dnectionk sirce
The winds wenG Atmost dve woath, tince
Stmeuhot CkintTically and since The wirds
qiic Mob. Thot The obseaiar
prok. A Eament Bay Hot fin Bolloon.

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PART IV
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INTERVIENS OF PERSONNEL AND REPORT FORMATS

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INTERVIENS OF PERSONNEL,
Name Date/Time of Sighting - CST_
1. 6 March/04425
2. 8 March/1130 - 1135
3. hone I Interview) 8 March/0745 - 1000
4. Interview) 9 March/0045 - 01.30
5. 9 March/1330
6. 9 March/1330
7. Phone Interview) 9 March/1330
8. 9 March/1400 9 March/1100
9. 10 March/1130
= 10. one Interview) one Interview)
11 March/0030 11 March/0030

William P. Fisher Sr. - Tra Policeman,
Patrolman as contacted while on duty. The interview was con-
ducted following the film presentation at the Moline City Police Station.
He taped his statement and made a drawing of what he saw. The taped in-
terview follows: (See attached statement, taped.)

see
one of my children, my oldest boy, and to deliver a message. I had entered
the school and returned and was on my motorcycle headed south. I made a "U"
turn on l4th Street and went north about thirty or forty feet where I came
to a stop sign where a vehicle was stopped. At this time I glanced upward
above the treetops and viewed a object that I was not sure of its description
or it= identity, and I pulled up into the Coleman Hall parking lot--this is
the building that is directed by Sacred Heart Church, it is called Coleman
Service Hall. I pulled into their parking lot and I got off my motorcycle and
was that it
IN was a large United States government helicopter. The reason why I believed
this was because of the slightly "u" shaped--like a pickle I thought of, with
a large rise on each end, slowly making a slight "u" so that it curved on
7 each end and then curved around the bottom and curved up at the top. I thought
at each of the ends of these rises there was a large prop, I thought that's
northeasterly--westerly, northwesterly away from me. This was from my right
to my left. The sun was at my back. The object then took on different
dimensions as it moved away. ppeared to be elongated and not with the
0 rise at either end. It appeared be tipped with the side to my left, or
212 to the west, tipped downward towards the earth. My vision was probably about
DEE!N a thirty degree angle, I suppose, about straight in front of me and then
now it's starting to a little bit to my left. I The object was tipped
about thirty degrees or--well, as the film reveals, whatever that angle would
be, that's about the way it tipped all the time. Now, before it faded away
here, before it got completely obscure, I did have a definite sighting of
the side--it appeared to be the side or the end
of it, but the side that was the broad side to me, was metallic and appeared
to be of the same construction like some of our large aircrafts that I've
seen here--some of the large jets, a shiny silvery gray. And then there was shiny silvery gray. And then there was
an cbscurity around the outer perimeter of this giving it a appearance of an obsourity around the outer perimeter this giving it appearance of
a potato--that's a good idea, just about like a potato, kind of long, but a potato--that's a good dea, just about a potato, kind of long, but
yet chuboy and narrowed Che ends. t moved northwesterly, it,
from time to time, appeared to have stopped and hover completely--just hung
there, and then it would move again. And then finally it kept a pretty
steady pace of a constant northwesterly move until it finally just disappeared
from my view. Now at this time, seyeral of the sixth and seventh grade
classes of Sacred Heart School and gad come out of the building
and come up on the grounds. And my son hollered at me, and I beckoned him
to come over and that I had a message for him, and he came over and I delivered
the message, and in the meantime, he said a couple of times, what is it, what
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wife, was a stop si ign, and she watched
in somewhat amazed fashion. I believe she occasionally hollered at me, and
I tried not to be rude, but I didn't want to take my eye off the thing, and
I kept shooting so I didn't say much to her, but afterwards she said, I don't
know what it was, she said it looked shiny and reflected a white light,
or a shiny light from th And she thought it was somewhat long,
not necessarily a perpendicular bject, but somewhat long. In the meantime
now, these children had com
what do you think you saw, what do you think I saw? Do you think you saw
an unidentifiable craft? And everybody kinda shrugged, no, no. Did you see
wheels or wings or anything, no, no. So I said, well,'t that's that So I
started to go over to my bike and then this young lady hollers, Mr
Officer somathing. therels another on there!s another
that you notic ting?
MR from the craft, or
hanging on to it, or no anything that I could
identify at all.
CAPT KaTo: Now when you saw it silhoutted, or against a tree, as you said,
could you give us a roug ne tree?
MR. My ability to adjust, or to estimate height is not real well,
especially when it is hanging in the air. I thought it was real close; I it is hanging in the air. I thought it was real close; I
thought--three thousand feet sounds awful close to me. Now a Piper Cub, in thought--three thousand feet sounds awful close to me. Now a Piper Cub, in
CAPT CAPT KATO This is undetermined. . . This is undetermined. What they What
MR. Have to.
CAPT KATO: I believe it's a thousand feet or twenty-five hundred or something
like that. One question. . .did this object make any sound whatsoever? was
there any sound heard?
MR. No, I heard no sound. I believe I left my motorcycle engine idling,
and I was standing quite close to that. The other lady there heard a hissing
or whirling sound. I never heard no sound.
CAPT KATO: Okay, thank you
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The format contained in AFR 8O-17, paragraphs 11 and 12 is completed as
follows:
Report from Patrolm
A. I Description of the object.
- (1) The object appeared as an upturned pickle, slightly concave.
) It appeared to be longer than a Piper Cub.
3) At first it was dark and shadowy.
(L) One at first, followed A ond. l one, identical to the first,
three minutes later. three minutes later.
(5) None.
(6) (5)
(7) (7) None.
(8) () None emitted.
B. Description of course of object.
(1) Interest and natural habit of looking around caused sighting.
(2) Approximately 60 degrees high and due North.
)Gradually iost sight as moved north west.
c. Nanner of observation.
The object: initially sighted by naked eye and then through a
camera view finder.
D.
(1) 1930Z to 19452 9 March 1967 17304 00 1945- 9 -arcn 1907
1330L to 1345 9 March 1967
(2) lid-day, very slight overcast, Mid-day, very slight overcast, herwise bright and clear. erwise bright and clear.
B. Standing B. Stending on the Southeast corner of 16th Avenue and Iith on the Southeast corner of l6th Avenue and lth Street,
Northwest Moline, hio 3o' Nort Northwest Mol , nd 90° 32' West.
F. F. Identifying infoimetion infoimation observer.
(1) (7) age 32 Moline, Moline.T7 Illinois,
Traffic Police Officer, 10 years s in position, years of High School.
G. Weather and winds aloft.
1) Clear and bright
(2)
30 (3) High, very thin, scattered.
(24) Beyond 15 MM
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(5) Very thin high cirrus.
() None.
(7) Normal, no inversion.
II. Unusual activity - loss of radio conmunication after experience.
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J. None. See investigating officers summary.
K. officers summary.
Photographic Evidence Photographic Evidence
Motion Pictures - Smn movie films Motion Pictures - Smn movie films made of the sighting. A copy is
to be nade for the U. S. Air Force by one of the major radio-television
networks. The films vere taken on an Srm Hansfield Movie Canera, Holiday The films vere taken on an Smm Hansfield Movie Canera, Holiday
II, telephoto lens, F 16 setting, type A outdoor color film, type A fil-
ter. The view finder reduces the area about 5 times. The camera was
hand-held and continually sighted on the object, therefore no flight hand-held and continually sighted on the object, therefore no flight
movement or direction is apparent. movement or direct n is apparent. T
additi film, the drawing of the objects made by trolman
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Deputy Sheriff, Knox County
was contacted vhile on duty and the interview
was made at his office. He taped his statement and gave us a drawing of
what he saw. The statement he made on tape is as follows: ( (See attached
statenent.)
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Memo for the Record: 9 Narch 67
2. Contact with Mre University of Colorado,
Boulder, Jolorado revealed that the UC group had called out to
Galesburg, Ill. trying to obtain information on the recent
sightings there. She did not know how they could have been
mistaken for a Gov. Agency, if the were
1. Capt Orenic, Chanute AFB, Ill repuested information on who
could the Gov agency could be that contacted the deputy sheriff
of Galesburg, Ill,
3. Capt Orenic called Major Quintanilla 9 March 67 to report that
Dr Hynek had called the people i Galesburg, Ill. T The witnesses
had thought that Dr. Hynek was the Gov, Adgency.

top of the new Interstate that goes north.  . I stop on top of the overpass
frequently in my patrol; I generally y look around the area. And as I looked back
to the southeast, I saw this bright more or less object in the southeast sky.
I looked away from it. I My first thought was it was a falling star. As I looked
away from the object for a few seconds, I turned back towards the object, the
object was proceeding to rise instead of fall like a falling star. So it looked
like it was headed directly for the squad car. I at first thought about gettin'
out of there, and then I thought, well, I might as well see what it is. So, I
have binoculars that I carry with me, I got the binoculars out and by the time I
stepped outside the squad car, the object was almost directly overhead. I put
my binoculars on the object and I watched it as it went directly overhead at a
of this object had a rim around it about five to six feet thick. This rim was
spinning at a terrific rate of speed. However, the bottom part of the object
vents were still apparent and obvious, I mean, you could see them. The object
strike the ground, but I co uld see the trees very clearly. The trees were clearly
outlined. In other woris, e object, when the beam went off towards the ground,
the trses and things were silhouetted, you could see them very clearly like
maybe a flash going off behind an object and you being on the opposite side.
The object proceeded on to the northwest, gradually disappeared horizon.
Now as to the description that I might give of this object, Now as to the description that I might give of this object, ottom part of ttom part of
the object, in other words the rim that I referred to, had the object, in other words the rim that I referred to, hac a pulsating
red glow. Now, the glow was erratic. It was not t -- didn't m to be timed n to be timed
like one second Like one second glow, one second glow, there glow, there might have been a couple of seconds mi a couple of seconds
elapse and then maybe one second e elapse, but this would pulsate. There was no There was no
definite rhrthm to the pulsating. Now, the to Now, the t the ship, or this object, as ip, or this object, as
much as I could make out, was kind of a whitish crystalline looking, I mean it -- make out, was kind of a whitish crystalline looking, I mean it --
it -- there it -- there was was kind of a crystal-like look to it. There was an inverted bubble,
invemted bubble inverted bubble looked like it was in the top of the object; however, this looked like it
appeared on the side, I mean it wasn't visible from the side of the ship, or
this object, whatever it was. As to the height of this object, I would estimate
at twenty-five hundred to three thousand feet. I would estimate the speed at
around 250 - 300 miles an hour. In referring to the white ray that emitted
from the object, it looked more or less to me - the best way I can describe
it, it looked like a sunray, mean I have seen the sunray through the clouds
and things, only it was quite orighter, I mean it wasn't hazy, it was a
direct, clear white, there was or anything. Now, I have been
flying for about three years qualified to fly about five different
planes. I have ridden in helicopters, I ridden in large planes and small
planes. This was definitely y not an airplane as I know an airplane. It was not
an airplane; it was not a helicopter; it was also not any kind of a balloon or
weather balloon or anything to that effect. This object, as far as I could
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observe, had no fins, no rudder and no wing protrusion, no wing protrusion
on this object at all. As this object went from the southeast to the northwest,
in my observation of it, there was no deviation whatsoever. This object went
in a direct straight line, a direct straight line. My own view on the idea is
that this object was definitely operated by some being or something. It --
remote controlly operated, this I would not say, however, in my estimation of
a remote control operated object or vehicle has a tendency to vary a little.
This object did not vary, this object had a definite straight line that it
stayed on, there was no variation to the right or variation to the left. This
report report is made by myself. A t e by myseLr My name is My nane 'm a Knox County 'm a Knox County
Deputy Deputy Sheriff, Galesburg, Illinois. Sheriff, Galesburg, Illinois.
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Statement fre
A.
1. s Saucer Sahpe.
2.3 30' dia HT 151 Bubble 4' down.
3. Elue haze surrounded, white crystaline top surface, hot metal
red rim.
4. 1. 4.1.
5. i 5. 1 No.
6. 6. See attached. See e attached.
7. I 7. None. None.
8. I 8. Hissing (load) Hissing (load)
9. See attached.
B.
1. s Shooting star appearance.
2. I Elevation across horizon.
3. Slowly over horizon.
4. s Steady, no deviation.
5. s Straight ahead.
6. 0425 L CST 11 1 minutes length.
c. Ground to Air.
1 Binoculur 8.50 X 50.
D. D. 0425 L CST 6 MArch 1967 dArk, 1025Z O425 L CST 6 MArch 1967 dark, 1025Z 6 March 1967. 6 March 1967.
E. l mile East Henderson E. Imile East Henderson on Wataga Road. Wataga Road.
F.
1. Deputy Deputy
2. 39.
4. Deputy Sheriff.
5. 11 grade.
6. See investigating officers surmary.
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G.
1. Clear - cold - 5 - 10 mph out of East - temperature 23 - visibility
unlimited.
H. Radio trouble, radios cut in and out.
I. ADC - None.
J.
Pilot - Student.
Any - 4 to 5 months, medical discharge.
Interview with
6 March 1967 sighting.
Caught eye be-
cause of upward rise of flight. Took a double take, saw object approach-
ing. Reached into back seat, got out field glasses. Scared. Observed ing. Reached into back seat, got out field glasses. Scared. Observed
with field glasses. Object approached: with Pield giasses. Obiect approached nearer, Shut off car motor. sot nearer. Shut off car motor, got
outside. Watched object get nearer. As object passed overhead, a sound
similar to air leaving a tire was prevalent. The object was shaped as
drewn:
SIDE VIEN
INVERTED BUBBLE
BLUE HAZE RED GLOW
WHITE PULSATING
AND
REVOLUING
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RED GLOW
OVER ENTIRE
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SLOTS
OR STEMS
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Catholic Nun, Sacrod Heart Schoo.
Siste was contacted at her quarters on the loth of March
at 2100 hours. An interview was conducted and t the following statement
was given.
Around 1330 to 1345, possibly at 1335, I had a brief sighting of an
object. This sighting lasted about 5 seconds. It was near 60 degrees
No sound was emitted. The object appeared as a silver sliver of light.
Seconds later, I sighted what I thought were three jets directly overhead.
I saw vapor trails of the jets. One appeared to be going east and the
other two going west. I would say the object was at the same altitude
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Sheriff Henry County.
The following interview and statement was made in
of.fice. His statement was taped as follows: (See attached statement.)

the other the other r marker lights would not be visible, then it would go marker lights would not be visible, then it would go off and move
along. I along. cited this object with stars and felt that something was unusual was unusual
about it because it did not continue in a steady even pattern. After observing After observing
the object from the junction of 8l and 82, I proceeded towards Cambridge the object fr crom the junction of 8l and 82, I proceeded towards Cambridge
continually watching this object as itmoved in a westerly direction. As I
neared Cambridge, it seemed that the object started a southerly course heading
towards the direction of Woodhull, Alpha and possibly then on towards Knox
County. I.would estimate the distance from me to be somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of eight miles. The object was low on the horizon, and I would estimate
this to this to be approximately a thousand to fifteen hundred feet. My experience as be approximately a thousand to fifteen hundred feet. My experience as
a pilot has been a private license. I am not licensed at the present however;
the license expired a year and a half ago. I've had quite a number of hours
in the air as a private pilot.

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Basic repo
A.
(1) Unknoum (triangle shape of marker lights).
(2) About size lof large aircraft.
(3) Undetermined.
(4) One.
(5) N/A
(6) Red, white, green and hi-intensity red.
(7) No trail exhaust etc.
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Unknoum. Unknowm.
(9) None.
B.
(=) Lights.
) 35° elevation, 135° Southeast - 1850
(3) 225° at distance
(4) Steady to the Southwest.
(5) Below horizon gradually.
(6) 1130 - 1137
C.
(2) Straight.
(2) None.
(3) 1/A
D. D.: 1130 - 1137 L 8 March 1967. 7 minite 7 minites
B. Sast Junotion E. Route 82. 1 mile East Ganesburg.
F. Fo age age 01.3 46,
in Agrioulture, Michigan State - 19h8. In U. months. Director
of Civil Defense Tower Spotter.
G. Clear sky, visibility good, wind unkmowm, coo temperaturc.
H. Normal nocturmal temperature inversion.
1967. Quick r recall 1 interviow - 1130 - 1135 Wednesday night 8 Harch
Down Route 82, up on nHill.
Looking to S. E.
Saw what appeared to be aircraft, red white and greon.
Lights were in pattern traveling East to West.
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Object did not appear to move.
Bright red (hi-intensity) nt came on. On for few to 30 seconds.
Obliterated other lights.
Observed for 5 minutes, slowly moved West.
Low on Horizon.
Size not apparent.
Probably 8 miles away.
1000: to 1500 feet altitude. 1000 to 1500 feet altitude.
Clear weather, stars bright.
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WHITE WHITE GREEN
O O
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FUGHT
DIRECTION
RED
HIGH INTENSITY
RED RED LIGHT LIGHT THAT
APPEARED APPEARED IN IN THE
CENTER AND OBSCURED
ALL OTHER LIGHTS
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Catholic Nun, Sacred Heart School, Siste
Sister was contacted at her quarters on the lOth of March at
2100 hours. An interview was conducted and the following statement was
given:
At 1405 on the 9th of March, I saw three Jets and a pink object in
formation. I first saw the Jet contrails and then spotted the Jets.
They appeared to be directly overhead. I don't remembor the direction
but I'd guess they were about 15,000 feet high. The pink object remained
in formation. I left the school ground and entered the school.
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UFO INVESTIGATION
CONDUCTED BY:
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Catholic Ihun, Sacred Heart School, Siste:
Sister was contacted at her quarters on the loth of March
at 2l15 hours. An interview was conducted and following statement
was given.
At ll30 hours on the loth of March, I observed an object above the
tree tops across from the school yard. At first the object appeared to
be square but it seemed to change its shape as it moved eastwar. I
observed it for five minutes and as it was viewed through the trees, it
appeared as a bright yellowish clongated object. I It seemed to hover.
I watched it for a total of 5 minutes. a teacher in the
school, was with me and made the sane observation as I did.

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The following telephone interviews were made:
Mrs
The interviow is prosented in the form given in AFR 8o-l7, although
the witness gave the information in her owm words that did not follow
the format.
A.
1. 1. Disk or saucer shape. Disk or saucer shape.
2. Four feet in diameter.
3. 1 3. Red then yellow then pale blue. Red then yellow then pale blue.
4 4. (1) one. (1) one.
5. N/A
6. Antenna on top, holes toward top.
7. Gas stream dowm 45.
8. sound that ended with big bang.
B.
i. Mother called on phone and said it was headed her way (due west).
2. Angle of elevation - overhead
5000 Hr. Azimuth - due west.
3. Horizon.
L. Stop and go (slow)
5. 5. Faded into horizon. Faded into horizon.
6. O1152 6.0 01l5Z 9 March to 2 9 March 0400z 0400Z 9 March 1967, 1945 to 1000 CST. March 1967, 1945 to 1000 CST.
C. C.
1. Cbserved ground to air. L. Chserved ground to air.
knowm. 1
2.
D. 9 1arch 1967, 0145Z to 0400Z dark.
E. I Back yard of
F.
1. Frs and
2. Age 44, husband 47.
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5. High School
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1. Clear.
. See attached weather flimsy.
. Cieling - none.
B. Visibility unlimited.
C. I None. :
D. None.
E. S Standard. 1
H. None.
I. lone. I. : llone.
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The interview is presented in the form given in AFR 8o-l7, although
the witness gave the information in her ow words that did not follow
the format.
A.
2. Oversized star.
2. Three tines the size of Langest star.
3. Bright yellow with light blue escont with red on side.
L. 4. Two.
5. 5. Yes.
6. 6. None. None.
7. None.
3. None.
9. None.
B.
1. Undetermined.
2. 40° up toward South East.
3. I Disappeared in fog.
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5. Fog.
6. 11 March 1967, 0630Z. 6. 11 March 1967, 06302.
O. Ground to air.
D. 11 1arch 1967, 0630z D. 11 1arch 1967, 0630Z
E. Back B. Back rard. Erard.
F.
age unknowm.
2. Age - not determined.
3. Ilinois.
4. Housewife.
5. Undetermined.
. Undetermined.
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G.
. Clear until fog.
2. See weather flimsy.
A. Ceiling - None.
B. Visibility 0 in patchy fog.
c. 1 None.
D. None.
E. Undetermined.
H. 1 llone.
I. i None.
J. Undetermined. J. Undetermined.
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The following interview vas made with Mr
was with Office but had to leave town due to a family illness.
passed on what his wife had told him.
A.
1 Elongated and parallel to earth. Elongated and parallel to earth.
2. 2. Undetermined. Undetermined.
3. 3. White or silver. .. White or s silver...
4.1one. 4. lone.
5. 1 No
6. 1 None, not a plane, no wings.
7. 1 None.
8. None.
9. None
B.
1. U Undetermined.
2. 60 to 700 up azimuth unknowm.
3. Got smaller.
4. Undetermined.
5. Disappeared.
6. 1930Z, 3 to 5 minutes. 1930Z, 3 to 5 mimutes.
C.
1. G 1. Ground to air. Ground to air.
2. Mo aids. 2. No aids.
D.
F.
1.
2. Age undetormined.
3.
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. Undetermined.
6. Reliable.
G.
, . Clear and bright.
. West-Southwest, 30 Knots and above (See attached weather flinsy).
A. High then scattered.
B. Visibility +15.
C. High thin cirus.
D. No thunderstorm.
E. Standard gradient.
H. H. i Hone.
I. None. I. i None.
J. I lone. None.
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The interview is presented in the form given in AFR 8o-17 paragraph
11.
A.
(1) Circular.
(2) (2) Same or smaller than a star. Same or smaller than a star.
(3) Bright like a mercury Bright 1 like a merct lamp.
(4) (24) One.
(5) None.
(6) None. None.
(7) None.
(8) No sound noted.
(9) None.
B.
(1) First called by
2) 3 300 to 35° angle.
) 20 to 25° angle when I left.
(4) )s Steady slowly to the west.
(5)
(6) 45 minutes. (6) 45 minutes.
C.
(1) Naked eye (1) Haked eye through Frank Coursons binoculars, size 850 or
sonathing. sonathing.
D.
(2) (1) 061:5Z to 0730Z, 9 March 1967 0515Z to 0730Z, 9 March 1967
0045L to 0130L, 9 March 1967
(2) 1 Night.
E. Corner of Route's 10 and 150.
41° 01' North 900 22I West
City Jail.
G.
(1) Cool, clear night, no wind.
(2) See weather flimsy.
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(4). Unlimited.
(5) ) None.
(6) ) None.
(7) Undetermined.
H. None.
I. llone.
J. I None.
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UFO REPORT
INDEX
REASON FOR INESTIGATTON PART I
ITHERAHY OF INVESTIGATION PART II
AREAS OF INVESTIGATION PART III
INTERVIEWS OF PERSONIEL AND REPORT FORMATS PART IV
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE AND MAPS AND CHARTS PART V
COMENTS OF INESTIGATING OFFICERS PART VI

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PART V
IEDEZ
1. TLLINOIS STATE ROAD MAP
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2. AERONAUTICAL MAP OF AREA
. CITY MAP OF NOLINE
4. STATEMENT AND NAP OF IOWA
5. U. S. NENS AND WORLD REPORT T EXTRACT
. THERMOFAX FROM NATIONAL MAGAZINE
7. NEWS RELEASES 1O THRU 14 7. i NEVS RELEASES 10 THRU 14
8. I 8. POLICE REPORT ON KITE
9. SEE ACCOMPANIED PACKACE CONTAINING PLASTIC BAG SEE ACCOMPANIED PACKAGE CONTAINING PLASTIC BAG
BALLOONS AND MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS
10. SEE ACCONPANIED PACKAGE CONTAINING RED PLASTIC KITE SEE ACCOMPANIED PACKAGE CONTAINING RED PLAS KITE
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Preston
Delm Lakes
Elwood Aigo H EIAN - 3 LAC YORSY PA
Lost Nation (Fay Sta.) Hilt 621 Srattord Ore
Goose Lake Chadwick CRAU
Ideal Buffala
Charlotte 3Polo
FOR POINTS OF INTYPEST Thomson 18) Fair Milledgeville 200
AND DETARED MAPS Haven 6 Hazethurst DFEE
OF LAAGER CITIES - 4nur
Welton AND OU NU 1 Woosung Grand
SRE HEVERSE SIQE Defour
11 Coleta Penrose
Fulton White Pigeon 14 UNCONN MON
In congested Clinton Rock SEATI
areas these Calamus De Witt Dixc
symbols will 391 I8 East ? Malvern Prairieville Palmyra
generally Wheatiand Grand 10 Clinton Union Grove Unionville ET
appear only Mound 9). Camanche 5 Emerson Sterling
on the Morrison 4
.reverse side Wapsipinicon Riyer Low Moor Albany Garden 4 Gall I Nefson 6
161 Piain Round Agnew
Folletts 7 Grove 12
Comno Rock
New Liberty 36 9 Fenton Falls CBAU Harmon
35 W. H .1 T E s - D E 5 Wallon
Denrock 2 Lyndon
lAGES Princeton 6 172 8 5 12
Plainview 331 UNEPNIDNN Van Petten Riger
25.000 to 50,000 Eldridge Cordova JATE PAS
Maysville ¤ Erie Portland Bepaad 5
$0.000 to 100.000 80 387 TMOA 5 Prophetstown 5 14
RMO Port Byron Hillsdale 78
100.000 and over MLJOy 80 Le Claire Tampico
Durant 3 Spring 172 Deer CONSENNATION CAPEN E
Jounty Seats L0CH RNO DR Hill ARTA
feeeraa side. Pleasant Valley Rapids i7 Grove
25 84 -City 3 5 3 ? 3 31
Davenport Hamptors 3 4 92 11 1 Yorktown 75 Walnut Ohio
Bettendort Joslin Normandy
RY 1,1967 (RY 1, 1967 Blue Grass 3 Osborn New
Silvk Silvk Barstom Barstow Rock Hooppole - --
CarboH =Bedford
Rock Island line Cleveland
Cliff 7 Thomas
Montoener Buffajo Buffalo Green Riv. Kasbeer
To Tiptos To Tipton Fairport ¤ line Mock line Hoc'k 27 71 Green CRIAP CRIAP Green (26)
A River 10 Illinois Iltinois Manlius Bureuu
2e ne 1 Andalusia Andalusia 8Milan 6
DIM R R A 9 529 Geneseo Atkinson 9 Dover
CIK I's L Oaky Coal Coat arner 80 6 8 6 A J
8 '5 5 5 Grove Valley Mississippi B .U. R R n E A
litinois-City litinois-Ciry SuAny Hili Suhny Hill 2 2 I 8 6 12 12 11
adgington edgington Tylor Ridge Taylor Ridge Coyne H E N R Y Annawan
Copperas Center 150 3 5 12 Princ
167 Orion = Osco 10 Mineral
5 5 Reynolds 5 Wyanet
Butan Sherrard JOHNION JAX Sheffield 3 CBAG
ussissipp Praife Hamlet TPAN STATC PANA TRAN STATC PANA A Buda Canal Canal 8
Eliza Preemption = 2 5 5 Cambridge Cambridge 11 6
Lyans I!I 18
4 Cable Swedona Center 4 Andove 8
Matherville Matherville Rie Neponset Neponset Providence
8 Boden Rie Ulah Ulah 81 81 C4A C Tiskilwa
| Edwards S 10
Milersburg Wanlock Ophiejr Kewanee
Mannon 7 edo Shale City New 7
8 2 Viola 3 42 9 7
Joy 6 Gitchrist Alpha Bishop 5 Osceofa Lombardvifle
M E R C E R Hill Elmira 8 / Milo P
New Boston Woodhull Nekoma Galva 4 93 I Putnam
Creek H1 6121 2
C Pore 94 7 2 Bradford
9 Burgess 41 9 FT 17 Whitefield
Seaton Lake 91 Modena
Sunbeam Creek Rio = CBSO Calhoun Castleton
Oakville Henderson N. Henderson i1 S T 5A R K Heni
Keitheburg 25 4 Altona 4 Toulon
6 Norwood 1 rio l.a3 17
135 a 2 4? .Alexis I 180 Fayette Campgrove
PENDIATON Oneida 6 9
135 Shang 3 6 O Wyoming 3
1I 9 Victoria 24 M A R
ipolls Baidbluf derson 167 17
VALOI Littte York Watega 10 Sparland
Gerls Utah HOLRITAL STATE - West Jersey 10 Stark La Prairia
Kingston D8 5 Eleawor 9 (78) Speer Center
8 Duncan 50 8
5 oldbroo- Catesburg 180 6 9
5 River Elmore Lawn Ridze
λ 5 East Galesburg Dahinda Edelstein Hallock N.
Oquawxa Appleton Williams- 9 Princeville 4 Hampton
MCA C- 24 field Laura 90
Monmouth COLIEGE 150 Monica ATASF 3 N. Chillicothe
Gladstone Knoxville 2 12 A 14 Chillicoth
5 eron K. N O Spoon 150 C840 5 17
S 97 X 11 Rome
5 cOrmonde Gilson D - 3 Dunlap 29
Gulfpoft 3 Lake 9 STATE MEMCIRIAL NOLEE COUGE 0010
Ien W A R R E N Bracken 18 CONMAT COENT
840 P E o R 91 A JNZA
HENDERISON Ponemah Larchland Abingdon De Long Brimfield 8 *
Carthage Maquon Yates Southport
Lake Olen Media Smithenire Berwick 2. CAIO Alta Bay View Garden
8 City Oak Hill 27 24 5 Oak 5
¤ Stronghurst 3 Brush 4Douglas Kickapoo 174 Grove Parh
Hermon Elmwood Peoria
Carman Rosevilie 14 5 5 7 8 Edward 8 Germantown
Dedura Deburra 8 London 28 116
3 B LSt. Mills Rapatee Farmington Hanna Peoria
5 Greenbush 1 2 Augustina Augustine 116 5 Trivoli City 3
Rancan Raican Swan a Swon 5 6 Norwond
Lomax Creak Creek Middiegrove
Terre Haute 5 Cramer Eden CANW RCANW Bellevue Sunhyland
Youngstion Youngstoon 97) 97 Smithville 3
Avon RE Peoria
6 4 Ellisville Ellisville Fairview Gifchrist 18 78 Bartonyille Bartonyille 150Cloverdale 1s0Ctoverdale
Disco C 2EORA JCoeuro Coeuro
La Harpe wainut Grave Prairle City Prairte City 60 Norris Brereton 11 CRZV GEL/H GEUH Marquette Marquette
6 5 CANTON PARN PARK Tuscarora Hts, 98
Scicts Good COAWM. n Or Canton ars RTS Lincaster Orchard Mines N. N. Pekin 8
43 45 in Hape Hape Suctfbburh Scctfibur Manley 9 Blyton 1 1 Canton Lake Mapleton ohin Pchinl. Mor
LaCrusse Glasford TA 4 3 2 Groveland
LaCruste 6! Bushnell Checkrow Fialt 7
5 9 Breeds Breeds Kingston 2 erescent Pekin
B OUGH LUGH 5 25 25 8 8 Mines Mackinq
Marietta Marietta 5 5 TPCW 3 Monterey Powerton'? ridway rhidway 9
Surnside Burnside Fountain Berdoiph 6 Spring Tremont Tremiont 9
Green Green ,Cubart Cubar St. St. Banner Lake Banner Lake A E W E
Macomb Macomb 95 1 David Dunfermline. T T S.Pekin
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MARCH OF
NEW LIGHT ON "FLYING SAUCERS"
Flying object" made in a laboratory—a mass of glowing gas.
WASHINGTON - Several scientists, periments in the open atmosphere are
have a new answer to the old mystery work with gases.
of "flying saucers." The investigation by Dr. Powell and
If their theory is correct, the uniden- his associates has had no formal tie with
tified ying objects, or UFO's, are final- either the Air Force or Government UFO
ly pinned down as a I particular kind of research groups at the University of
freakish physical phenomenon-not Colorado, although there was informal
spaceships from another planet. consultation with the latter scientists.
The scientists' explanation has been
tested at length in the laboratory, by
igniting ammonia vapor with a high-
voltage spark.
Saucer with windows. The result is
a mass of glowing gas that quickly as-
sumes the shape associated with UFO's-
a disk-shaped object with an inverted- U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, MarCh 20, 1967
saucer top and sometimes the appearance
of tiny windows around the rim.
The laboratory model pictured here
is only an inch or so in diameter. But
it does things associated with saucers—
hovering in one spot for several minutes,
sometimes darting about erratically, then
breaking breaking up or appearing to soar off.
It can also be tracked by radar, and It can also be tracked by radar, and .
produces a "charge field" that could af-
fect radio performance nearby, says Dr.
Robert S. Powell, who heads the small Robert S. Powell, who heads the small
group of scientists experimenting with scientists s experimenting with
the thing" at Melpar, Ine., in Falls
Church, Va. Church, Va.
Spark from lightning? The gases in-
volved in creating an artificial volved in creating an artificial "saucer," "saucer."
Dr. Powell points out, are similar to
those sometimes found in nature-often
given off from newly fertilized fields or
from swamps. The spark needed to touch
it off, he adds, could be produced by
lightning or a power line.
Other scientists have been able earlier
to produce in a laboratory objects that
resemble the saucers. Their techniques,
however, have required a "constant en-
ergy input to sustain the effect," while
in the ammonia-gas experiments the only
energy input is the initial discharge
sparks, Dr. Powell explains. Full-scale ex-
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A California highway patrolman reported on
Dec. 3, 1966, the sighting of a" flying platform"
with struts. He said there appeared to be someore
inside wearing a crash helmet although the object
was only "about the size of a hot water heater."
Four days luter, Jon Barnard, a high school
junior in Belmont, Calif., gave this recipe for
flying saucers:
"You take one plastic bag, used by cleaning firms
to protect clothes. Then you plug the coat-hanger
end at the top. Get a bunch of plastic straws
from a soda fountain. You use them as struts to
hold the bag open.
"A circular structure of the straws, inserted end
8 to end, provides a plat jorin for birthday candles.
"Now you light the candles, holding the top of the "Now you light the candles, holding the top of the
bag until hot air fills it. Then you let it go, and
away flies your hot air balloon, giving off a gentle away flies your hot air balloon, giving off a gentle
glow from the candles.". glow from the candles.".
Jon said he sent up 30 on the evening of Dec. 3. Q
Says his father: "There won't be any more."
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UFO Riddle Solved?
Find Balloon
sard
Reports Mounting
Eye Officer's Film A
Lye
A solution to the mystery of strange object in the air" was strange object in the air" was
the flying saucer sightings in Bill Fisher, a Moline police-
the Quad-City area may have man. Fisher said he was man. Fisher said he was
been fourd today near the been fourd today near the cruising in a patrol car near cruising in a patrol car near
2961 or t Monmouth, Ill., waste dispos- Sacred Heart parochial school Sacred Heart parochial school
al plant. al piant. at the time. He quickly aimed
Robert Merwin, superinten- a movie camera, and filmed
dent of the disposal plant in the object.
the city located 60 miles south At about the same time a
of the Quad-Cities, reported a of 44 man rushed into the Silvis po-
hot air balloon made of a clear lice station with a report he
plastic bag, soda straws and had seen a light aircraft go
a candle. down at Friendly Farms,
He said he found the object south of Carbon Cliff and be-
tangled in brush on the north tween Black Hawk Road and
edge of Monmouth on a road the Rock-River. Rock Island
leading to the plant. County sherifi's authorities in-
Reports of unidentified vestigated but found nothing.
fying objects have ranged They coupled the report with
from the Quad-Cities. to Peo- UFO sightings.
2961 oR HO AVOA VAOI DOONLI  MOAV riá the past two days. Mrs. Leo Schmitz of 1437
Glued Togeiher 25th Ave., Moline, described
Merwin said thesoda an object she saw as "very
straws were glued together white and moving
and held the bag open. It was northwesterly."
believed that the candle pro- Similar sightings were re-
vide heat to propel the ob- ported throughout the area.
ject and also gave off. a soft, Another Theory
greenish light The plastic Another theory  advanced
bag was similar to those used before the report from Mon-
by dry cleaners. mouth was that the strange
Ralph Eckley, city editor of naipn Ecxley, city euitor or . object was a nelicopter.. A object was a helicopter. A
1 the Monmouth Review 'Atlas, check showed an Iowa Nation-
said recent magazines on al Guard 'copter was in the al Guard 'copter was in ·the
newsstands in Monmouth have air Thursday but only during
given descriptions of how daylight hours.
UFO's were built by col.ege A UFO investigator from
MOJNNAVA studen's elsewhere. the Air Force was due in the
Eckley noteo that there are Quad-Cities later today to
more than 1,000 students at view Fisher's movies.
Monmouth Col.ege and a sim- Monmouth Col.ege and a sim- Meanwhile a Northwestern
ilar number at Knox College University astronomer asso-
in Galesburg. ciated with the Air Force UFO ciated with the Air Force UFO
Filmed By Policeman investigation speculated that investigation  speculated that
STTTE One of the latest in the
Quad-Cities to report "a (Continued on Page 5)
t1s
.
While some looked and others talked about Unidentified
: Flying Objects, Moline Policeman Bill Fisher aimed his 8
mm movie camera at what he described as an "elongated
shape."
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might be merely the planet
Venus.
"Venus is the e brightest
thing in the western sky as
dusk deepens at this time of
the year," said William T.
Powers, assistant to Dr. J. Al-
len Hynek, astronomy profes-
sor connected with the Air A
Force investigation,
Powers said a careful ob-
server can see Venus move
and may therefore think it's a
Moline hill district near Sev-
enth Street as he as headed
east for his home.
it appeared hanging in the
air and it had two bright
white lights at one end and
two red lights at the opposite
end,"Bennett said.
The student said it ap-
peared as though the object
was at an altitude of 1,000
feet, but he couldn't deter-
mine a shape because of the
darkness and heard no sound. By Greg Beaumont
Jinmie Scott, 12, looks out a window at his hone in Jinmie Seott, 12, looks out a window at his hone in
In Southern Illinois Buffalo as he relates to Buffalo as he relates to newsmen how he saw what newsmen how he saw what
Reveral mysterious objects appeared to be an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) early appeared to be an Unidenfified Flying Object (UFO) early
were reported in Southern Illi- were reported in Southern Illi- Thursday. Jimmie, a Thursday. Jimmie, a Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Scott,
nois. said he got up about 2 a.m. to get a drink of water and said he got up about 2 a.m. to get a drink of water and
Arthur Sills notified the noticed the bright object in the sky. He drew a picture of
sheriff's otfice at Salem he sheriff's office at Salem he the object as it appeared to him.
and bis sister, Alice, spotted and his sister, Alice, spotted
an objeet coming down the an objeet coming down the
road near their home north-
east of Saiem. east of Salem.
Sills said the diamond- Sills said the diamond-
shaped object, traveling 15 to
20 feet in the air, kept chang- .
ing from bright red to white.
It suddenly shot upward and
vanished.
John Konhorst and his wife,
Faye, who live on a lake north-
east of Centralia, sald they
observed a bright, vibrating
object in the eastern sky
Wednesday night..
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REASON FOR INVESTIGATION
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TN
Who wants to argue with these young UFO who was cruising in the area. Sister Mary who was cruising in the area. Sister Mary
spotters? The sixth and seventh grades of Mark, who was monitoring the grounds, how-
Sacred Heart Catholie-School were on the ever, would ut the religious order on the,
playground yesterday when they spotted the spot. She would not say that she saw the ob-
mysterious object in the sky - and they have ject, but she didn't say she did not see it 1
a policeman to back them up - Bill Fisher, either. (Dspatch Photo)
ANITON
SAAS 8
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1
Is Something
Up
Moline Policeman
Takes Movies Of
iakes Movles OI
'Boxcar' In Sky 'Boxcar' In Sky
By DOROTHY BURESH
- Dispatch Writer
Sneer if you will.
.. You are not going to convince persons in this
area who sighted unidentified flying objects that they
. are candidates for the "booby hatch."
No matter if the reports vary
Eight millimeter movie from "saucer type" to "boxcar iffs in the area, F. W. Cour-
film, taken of the UFO type," some hearing explosive son of Knox County and Robert
spotted yesterday over Mo- noises and others hearing noth- Powell of Genesco made de-
line, shows a cigar shaped ing. tailed reports of their sighting.
object, clearly visible in the They saw what they saw. A Moline woman, Mrs. Arnold
sky. The film was shot by Bill The facts from Edward J. Buchmeyer, 2222 6th St., and
Fisher, a Moline policeman, Ruppelt, former head of the her neighbors, also reported
who was carrying his camera United States Air Force Proj- viewing the UFO through binoc-
to "finish the roll." The o Investigating Flying Save- ulars.
officer was joined by childreit ers, is this: White Light'
at Sacred Heart School in "More than 20 per cent of all Through the day and last
e viewing the object, which ap- sightings are classified as night the list grew longer with
peared to them like a huge "unknowns." These are objects a Silvis man, James Maifeld,
e boxear. Many local residents seen in our skies that cannot be Sunset View Trailer Court, re-
reported spotting strange ob- identified as balloons, man- porting that he and his wife had
jects in the sky over a wide made aircraft or meteors, and watched "a white light" in the
range. that cannot be attributed to sky for several minutes which
weather or atmospheric illu- disappeared behind a hill. Rock
sions. Neither can they be ex- Island County sheriffs searched
plained away as hoaxes or hal- to be sure that no small air-
Jucinations ", eraft had crashed in the area.

1
Something There?
Up
Moline Policeman
Molme rOncemam
Takes Movies Of Takes Movies Of
'Boxcar' In Sky 'Boxcar' In Sky
By DOROTHY BURESH
Dispatch Writer
Sneer if you will.
You are not going to convince persons in this
area who sighted unidentified flying objects that they
are candidates for the "booby hatch."
No matter if the reports vary
Eight millimeter movie from "saucer type" to "boxcar iffs in the area, F. W. Cour-
film, taken of the UFO type," some hearing explosive son of Krrox County and Robert
spotted yesterday over Mo- noises and others hearing noth- Powell of Geneseo made de-
line, shows a cigar shaped ing. tailed reporis of their sighting.
object, clearly visible in the They saw what they saw. A Moline woman, Mrs. Arnold
sky. The film was shot by Bill The facts from Edward J. Buchmeyer, 2222 6th St., and
Fisher, a Moline policeman, Ruppelt, former head of the her neighbors, also reported
who was carrying his camera United States Air Force Proj- viewing the UFO through bincc-
to "finish the roll." The ocf Invesligating Flying Save- ulars.
officer was joined by childrei ers, is this: Whie Light'
at Sacred Heart School in "More than 20 per cent of all Through the day and last
e viewing the object, which ap- sightings are classified as night the list grew longer with
si pcared to them like a huge "unknowns." These are objects a Silvis man, James Maifeld,
e boxear. Many local residents seen in our skies that cannot be Sunset View Trailer Court, re-
reporied spotting strange ob- identified as balloons, man- porting that he and his wife had
.jects in the sky over a wide made aircraft or meteors, and watched "a white light" in the
range. that cannot be attributed to sky for several minutes which

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Moline Policeman
Takes Movies Of
In Sky ARA
By DOROTHY BURESH DOROTHY BURESH
: Dispatch Writer Dispatch Writer
Sneer if you will.
.. You are not You are not going to convince going to convince persons in this e persons in this
area who sighted unidentified flying objects that they
are candidates for the "booby hatch."
No matter if the reports vary
Eight millimeter movie from "saucer type" to "boxcar iffs in the area, F. W. Cour-
film, taken of film of the the UFO type," type " some hearing explosive son of Krox County and Robert son of Krbx County and Robert
spotted yesterday over Mo- noises and others hearing noth-Poweli of Geneseo made de-
line, shows a cigar shaped ing. tailed reports of their sighting.
object, clearly visible in the They saw what they saw. A Moline woman, Mrs. Arnold
1 sky. The film was shot by Bill The facts from Edward J. Buchmeyer, 2222 6th St., and
Fisher, a Moline policeman, Ruppelt, former head of the her neighbors, also reported
who was carrying his camera United States Air Force Proj- viewing the UFO through binoc-
to finish the roll." The ect Investigating Flying Save ulars.
officer was joined by children ers, is this: White Light'
at Sacred Heart School in "More than 20 per cent of all Through the day and last
e viewing the object, which ap- sightings are classified as night the list grew longer with
peared to them like a huge "unknowns." These are objects a Silvis man, James Maifeld,
e boxcar. Many local residents seen in our skies that cannot be Sunset View Trailer Court, re-
reported spotting strange ob- identified as balloons, man- porting that he and his wife had
l.jects in the sky over a wide made aircraft or meteors, and watched "a white light" in the
range. that cannot be attributed to sky for several minutes which
weather or atmospheric illu- disappeared behind a hill. Rock
sions. Neither can they be ex- Island County sheriffs searched
plained away as hoaxes or hal- to be sure that no small air-
lucinations." craft had crashed in the area.
If you are really interested, Nothing was found.
"The Report On Unidentified At the same hour, 6:30 p.m.,
Flying Objects" by Ruppelt Flying Objects" Ruppelt a dispatcher at the Silvis po- a dispatcher at the Silvis po-
in paperback form is availa- in paperback form is availa- lice station, who prefers to re-
bie. And when you finish it, main anonomyous, re-
you too may be out scanning ports she looked out the west
the evening sky with your bi- window and saw a "weird"
noculars - or perhaps pack- white light in the sky. When
ing for a trip on a little green she turned to call attention to she turned to call attention to
ship to some other planet. the light to others in the sta-
At any rate, the sightings A: any rate, the sightings tion it had disappeared.
continue to be reported by peo- Jimmie Scott, 12-year-old Scott, 12-year-old
ple considered very reliable. ple considered very reliable. Buffalo boy, also reported se-
Policeman Films It ing the UFO early last night
Early yesterday afternoon a and drew a picture to prove it.
But - wait, before you real-
Moline policeman, Bill Fisher, tors begin to lay out more plots
aimed his movie camera at an designed especially "little
object in the sky which he de- swimming
scribed as shaped like a "box- pools and storm doors that stick,
car." He was riding patrol in it is evident that the space peo-
the vicinity of Sacred Heart
Catholic School, Moline, at the ple are "shopping around."
time. Many Sightings
An Air Force UFO investi- Sightings were also reported
gator was due in the Quad-Cit- Thursday in Canton, Salem,
les today to view the film and Centralia, Peoria, Pekin and
to acquire a copy of the film many other communities.
for the investigation files. Worse than that they also were
Several children also spotted reported in Kansas and Ohio.
the object, which appeared to A Northwestern University
be joined by a second object asironomer associated with
which followed the course of the Air Force's UFO investiga-
the Mississippi River out of tion explained that what every-
- sight.
Yesterday two deputy sher- (Continyed on Page 3)
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Moline Dispatch Fri., Mar. 10, 1967 3
More UFO Reports...
(Continued from Page One) nine friend who is considered re- keep those reports coming in.
liable. I'll be off tomorrow.
body was seeing might have Dispatch Worker Viewer Find Balloon
been merely the planet Venus. And, proof is A solution to the western Illi-
"Venus is the brightest thing in needed, on "our boys," Joe nois flying saucer sightings
the western sky as dusk Lacaeyse 15th Ave., Mo- mystery may have been found
deepens at this time of year," line, near the Monmouth waste dis-
said William T. Powers, assist so saw the saucer. And if you posal plant today.
ant to Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Hyne think we are going to risk los- Robert Merwin, superintend-
an astronomy professor at NU, ing an employee by discounting ent of the city's disposal plant,
is in charge of the Air Force his intregrity, you better catch found a hot air balloon made of
Program. the next Sinister Saucer your- a clear plastic bag, soda straws
Well - those two! Probably self. and a candle. He found the ob-
can't see the forest for the So join the stiff-neck crowd, ject tangled in brush on the
trees! get t those binoculars out and north edge of Monmouth on a
. After all. five counties in road leading to the plant.
northwest Kansas viewed the The soda straws were glued
cbject the Moline policeman together and held the bag open. together and held the bag open.
tried to photograph. It was believed that the candle
provided heat to propel the ob- provided heat to propel the ob-
A U.S. Weather Bureau em- ject and also gave off a soft ject and also gave off a soft -
ployee in Peoria told of seeing ployee in Peoria told of seeing greenish light. The plastic bag
a speck in the western sky as was similar to those used by
dusk deepened, and you know drycleaners.
how reluctant weather people Ralph Eckley, city editor of Ralph Eckley, city editor of
are to put out information. He the Monmouth Review Atlas,
must have been shook. said recent magazines on news-
At the tower controlling air stands in Monmouth have given
traffic at Quad-City Airport, Airport, descriptions of how UFO's were
bowever the luckless bowever the luckless s person- s person- built by college students else-
nel saw nothing but planes, where.
planes, planes - and felt He noted that there are more
rather cheated. than 1,000 students at Monmouth than 1.000 students at Monmouth
It also has been learned that College and a similar number
a number of dogs, who have not at Knox College in Galesburg.
been off the leash all winter,
were "walked" last night.
These cautious folks were re-
portedly just "glancing" at the
sky, but of course they were
really out just to walk the dog.
This report came from a ca-
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TIMES-DEMOCRAT Friday, March 10, 1967 Area Residents See UFOs
21 Daveaport-Belfendori, lowa
A policeman photographed movie camera at an object he she watched a UFO from 8 to
what he saw. Some watched described as elongated in 10 p.m. Wednesday. She said
through binoculars. A shape.' He and several other she was alerted to the object
12-year-old boy sketched a persons said they viewed the - by Mrs. Helen DeRocker, Mo-
picture. Fears were aroused strange object for five or six line, who reportedly noticed
that a plane had crashed. minutes. Fisher's color films the UFO when she was re-
Numerous residents of the will not be developed for sev- turning from work earlier in
Quad-Cities and surrounding eral days. the evening.
area said they saw Unidenti- - F.W. Courson, a Knox Elsewhere in the Midwest,
fied Flying Objects (UFOs) County deputy sheriff, said he a policeman at Goodland,
late Wednesday, early Thurs- was with a group of persons Kan., reported seeing an ob-
day, and 'Thursday night. viewing objects through bino- ject, brilliantly white in front
Sightings in other portions of culars for more than half an with red and amber side-
the Midwest were reported hour as the objects danced lights. It hummed "like a big
during the same period. over two radio transmitting vacuum cleaner," he said.
In the Quad-City area, these towers. One of the objects
were added to the growing emitted a hissing sound, Coar- Tom Dreiling, editor of the
list of reported UFO sight- son reported. Goodland Daily News, said
ings: 2 that in his four years with the
- A man rushed into the - A man rushed into the - Bob Powell, Geneseo, a - Bob Powell, Geneseo, a Air Force he never heard pro-
Silvis police station Thursday Henry County deputy sheriff, pellers, jets or any other ob-
night with a report he had and Bill Green, another police ject sound like that. ject sound like that.
E seen a light aircraft go down officer, reportedly saw ob- officer, reportedly saw ob-
jects, and their descriptions Kansas Also Kansas Also
at Friendly Farms, south of matched those of the objects
Carbon Cliff and between Sightings were also reported Sightings were also reported
Black Hawk Road and the seen by Courson. in five counties in northwest
Rock River. Rock Island - Jimmie Seott, 12-year-old - Jimmie Scott, 12-year-old Kansas.
County sheriff's authorities in- son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Several persons Several persons said they
vestigated the report but Scott of Buffalo, lowa, report- viewed the object viewed the object t which the
fou.nd nothing. They coupied fou.nd nothing. They coupled ed secing a UFO about 2 a.m. Moline policeman Moline policeman attempted
the report with UFO sight- He sketched a picture of the to photograph.
ings. object. Mrs. Leo Schmitz of 1437
-Bill Fisher, a M o line - Mrs. Arnold Buchmeyer
policeman, aimed an 8mm of 2333 6th St., Moline, said -UFO: Page 3
said. County.
sightings. residents,
then headed five minutes. weather balloon. northwesterly."
Powell said flash," Courson said. Kirk said Thursday. the object, she said. FO
sketched a picture of it. the ground. with a made a sketch of one. night weather balloon. being in the air for awhile. and by several students.
and early Thursday to report radio stations late Wednesday ject was moving, and he that looked like a saucer," he saw a "bright, white object He looked into the sky and day to get a drink of water. out of bed about 2 a.m. Thurs- object for about 45 minutes. moved from east to west and watched the object for about nois 81 and 82. He said he north of the junction of Illi- white beam of light that hit hissing sound also released "a He said he took notes and were "very distinguishable." the sky above Knox County me to identify it as such," it would be pretty hard for the object reported last night, bors, may have been a large Buchmeyer and her neigh- described by several Moline the airport, said the "object Night Weather Balloon elongated "cigar shape" after tend to flatten out into an the object may have been City Airport said it is possible Weather Bureau at the Quad- Sacred Heart Catholic School. edly seen by several nuns at ing in the same direction as iced two twin-contrails mov- her sight, Mrs. Schmitz not- the UFO disappeared from above the object. Later, as the twin streams of a jet Twin Streams moving slowly across the sky. as "very white...and moving 25th Ave., Moline, described it
Several other persons called The youth said that the ob- Jimmie Scott said he got Green said he viewed the the object about one mile Powell said he first noticed- Five Minutes The object which emitted a Courson said the objects in Of course, not having seen George N. Kirk, manager of He said weather balloons A spokesman for the U.S. The object was also report- At first, she said, she saw She said the object was
including
toward
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A "bright, white object" in the sky over Buffalo early
Thursday morning looked like this to Jimmie Scott, 12, who
drew this picture of what he saw.
By Greg Beaumont
Jimmie Seott. 12, looks out a window at his home in
Buffalo as iates to newsmen how he saw what neSawwhat
appeared to be an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) early appeared to be a Unidentified FlyingObject (UFO) early
Thursday. Jimmie. Thursday. Jimmie. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sent:. of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seot:.
said he got up about 2 a.m. to get a drink of water and
noticed the bright object in the sky. He drew a picture of noticed the bright object in the sky. He drew a picture of
the object as it appeared to him.
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New Downstate
UFOs Reported;
'Like A Boxcar
LIke A DoXcar
From Sun-Times Wires From Sun-Times Wires UFO's were sighted in Raw-
Two unidentified flying ob- flying ob- lins, Cheyenne, Wallace, Wallace,
jects were reported jects were reported over Mo- Thomas and Sherman Counties
line, III. Thursday afternoon, line, III. Thursday afternoon, in Kansas, and in Henry and in Kansas, and in Henry and
about 45 miles about 45 miles north of north of Knox Counties in Illinois.
where alleged sightings were Frank Courson, a Knox
made Wednesday night. made Wednesday night. County deputy sheriff who said
A Moline policeman, Wil- A Moline policeman. Wil- he had been on the force 19
liam Fisher, said he spotted a liam Fisher. said spotted a years and had been a private
UFO while patroling on his pilot for three years, said the
motoreycle. He said the ob- UFO he watched was "very
jeet, about the size of a box- distinguishable."
car, hovered for four or five Courson said he watched the
minutes some 3,000 feet object, which he said was later
above ground. joined by a second UFO, for
A second UFO appeared more than an hour and during
while he was watching. Fish- that time took notes and made
er said, then both sped out of a sketch of the object.
sight. He said the object was
Scores of persons. including "bluish white and pulsating
policemen. reported spotting red." It had a "rim that looked
unidentified flying objects late like it was about five feet
Wednesday and early Thurs- thick" at the bottom of what
day in west-central Illinois and looked like "an upside down
northwest Kansas. bowl."
The objects near Moline "Taking into consideration
also reportedly were highted the altitude and distance," he
by a number of other persons, said the UFO appeared to be
including a woman. two nuns about 30 feet in diameter.
and about 40 students at the The object was first spotted
Sacred Heart elementary in northern northem Henry County. Fenry - County.
school. school. Deputy Sheriff Bob Powell said
Fisher said he he photo- photo- he saw the UFO and his de-
graphed the objects. t graphed the objects. using usi·ng scription matched Courson's.
motion picture coier film. He motion picture coler film. He 2 Both men denied knowing the
said the film was sent to a other.
laboratory for processing. Policeman Bill Green said Policeman Bil Green said
The object signted over five he watched the UFO for 45
counties in nortnwest Kansas counties in nortnwest Kansas minutes before it was joined
reportedly made sounds like a by a second, identical craft. N-WE N-W
reportedly made sounds like a Courson said he and a'group Courson said he and a group 2500 To 3000 2500To 3000 47
large vacuum cleaner. One ob- of people watched the objects
server in Illinois reported he through binoculars for more 11mind.
watched an objeet w hich made than half an hour as they NorsESouNOro
a hissing sound. danced about over two radio OVERPASS LKE AIR ESUAPING
A Goodland (Kan.) police- transmitting towers.. 4:25 To 4:36 FRom TIZE
man reported seeing an object He said at one point be saw
brilliantly white on the front, an alrplane fly by. The time he 3/6/67
with red and amber lights, òn saidithe plabe-flew by was con-
the sides. roaring like a huge firmed by radar operators in
vacuum cleaner: Chicago who sean the area S-E Bhuish W at
Tom Dreiling, editor of the with remote-controlled .equip- AGUESS
Goodland Daily News, said in ment. The radar men said-they and Pulsesting Red. 3o FT. ARWND
his four yearmy with the Air saw pothing else on their
Force he never heard propel- screen but Courson said the
lers, jets or anything else objects were too- low to be Deputy Sheriff Frank Courson jotted these nojatiqns in a
sound like that. spotted by radar. small notebook while watching unidentified object. (UPl)
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Galesburg Register-Mail, Galesburg, 11l. Tuesday, Morch 14, 1967 3
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One UFO Case Solved
The nuystay oi one UFo in the Galebang the swaykng of the khe would cauese the bash
area was sot ed Moday mght, Giards at Sot- to flash. Depenting upom the direction of the
ler Manmiacitaring Ce. sighted i shortly be- kite, either a red or white light was seen.
fore midaigh: and began totlowing it. They Lookiag ovcr the kite are Patrolman Edmund
found a string and hapled in the UiFO. It was
a red plastie kite with a flashlight butb and Watson, Capt. Bugene Snith and Patrolman
two batteries. The wiring was rigged so that Eari Wilson,

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GALESBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT Case Number.
PRELIMINARY REPORT
UnI dentiliea
CRIME Misc. Peport Flying Objects CLASSIFICATION
Victim of Monmouth, Ill.(Butler Guards)
Rosidence Address Residence Telephone
Business Address Business Telephone
Where Committed Butler Guardhouse, So. Henderson When Reported 3-13-67 11:h8Pm
When Commitied Above time date time
Reporied By baue subjects Address
Description of Preperty Stolen None
Amount of Loss $ None
INV
with the bulb on, the give of: h a distinci d glow, which
,5.0!S that.have been this area recent-
ly. The Register was called down to photograph
the kite and the kite enc also nonstration with the batteries and onstration with the batteries and bulb. bulb.
Since the Kite is plastic and lastic and quite durable, being able to
withstand wind end withstand win weather jeather, mpossible to npossible to estimate how long estimate how long the ! the kite
might have b might have bee ng aroun he sky. e sky.
Note; This Note; This tite is the property is the pronerty of and he he would would like seme same
returned when this dept. is finished this dept. is finished with it. S with it.
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Police Dept.
Galesburg, Illinoig
3/15/64
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The investigation was initiated after extensive notification of UFO
sightings in the "Quad City" area. Of particular interest was a report
of an Ern movie of a daylight sighting by a Moline police officer. Other
Sheriff
and by Henry County Deputy Sheriff. The news media had many reports by
other individuals observing UFO activity. A call was place to (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and authorization was given to proceed to the
"Quad City" area and formally investigate the sightings.
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FHYSICAL EVIDENCE
A. I PLASTIC CLOTHING BAG
- B. I PLASTIC CLOTHING BAG
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C. I MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDINGS
Do R RED PLASTIC KITE
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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
The following evidence collected or viewed in association with the
A.1 Bag.
The bag was found 5 nautical miles west of Houmouth, Ilinois
at 0800 1 hours, 10 March 1967 in brush beside a road leading to the city
sewage treatment plant. The hot air irprovised balloon was found by
rintendent of the disposal plant.
B. Plastic Clothing Bag.
Another plastic bag was found 4 nautical miles northeast of
Monmouth, Illinois by This bag was in much better condition.
It was located off highway 34 by a Science Teacher (Junior High School).
It was found 0815 CST, 11 March 1967. It was found O815 CST, 11 March Reported find to WRAM Radio and Reported and
Police I Police Department.
C. 8mmn Color Film. 8mm Color Film.
The film taken by Officer Fisher on 9 March 1967 at 1330 CST was
viewed by Captain Orenic and Captain Kato. The film strip of the object viewed by Captain Orenic and Captain Kato. The film strip of the object
was essentially non-discript. It appeared on a blue was essentially non-diseript. It appear on a blue background with no
terrain or surface objects visible. terrain or surface objects visible. I Motion or speed could not be judged Motion or speed could not be judged
as no comparison could be made. ? as no comparison could be made. The camera was hand held and shaky. The The camera was hand held and shaky. The
object appeared silver-white and oblong. object appeared silver-white and oblong. At slow projector speeds, there At slow projector speeds, there
appeared to be a strob effect on the forward edge. Possibly indicating a
rotor. After four viewings, a firm determination qf this susision could rotor. After four vievings. a firm determination af this susision could
not be made. Closer inspection of the film is desired. Offict"
said he would be glad to give the USAF a copy after he settles with any
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TAPE RECORDINGS
Although we conducted numerous interviews, we felt the three that were
recorded were the most significant. Other interviews, in some cases, sup-
ported the original sightings. The tape recordings were taken in private
under the most ideal conditions available. The parties involved were not
under curess; they were counseled concerning the statements made and they
were informed that the interviews would not be given national publicity
but would be used for support of the investigation. A transcript accompanies
the tape.
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COMMENTS OF INVESTIGATING OFFICERS
As a result of the numerous reported sightings and the notification
of the &mn movies of a sighting, we folt a thorough investigation should
be conducted. We received telephone confirmation from Najor Quintinella
at FTD Wright-Patterson AFB and proceeded via military aircraft to the
Quad City Airport.
During the flight to the Galesburg-loline area, we noted positions
of high tension lines, radio a television towers, , smoke stacks, new
construction, airports, highway ,power stations and also the
general lay of the land noting hi
Ubon arrival at Quad City Airport there were three sightings t that
were considered to require further investigation These Were the sight-
ing and movie film made by William Fisher in Moline, the e sighting made
by in Galesburg and last the sighting made by
at Heny County. All three of the sightings had received extensive local
news coverage. It is believed, as a result of the news publicity, a form
of public response resulted in many other sightings. The investigation
and white in color. The camera was hand held and this resulted in a jerky
movement of the object. The object was centered in the picture with the
blue sky as background. I There were no ground references or other objects
to aid in detornining the speed or height of the object. Fpom where the
film was taken the angle of elevation had to be above 6o degrees in order
to clear the top of buildings and trees in the direction of the object.
There were no visible clouds. The object did not appreciably decrease
in sise,
On the last three viewings, we detected a strobe effect could be caused
by the camera speed and the rotor speed of a helicopter or propeller speed
of a conventional airereft. After vieving t the film, we conducted a personal
interview with Patrolnr interview with Patrolnr nd made a nd made a tape recording of his narrative.
We had him sketch the objeot he saw. We had him sketch the object he saw.
Patrolman soemed to be a very conscientious and dedicated officer.
He is active in church activities particularly scouting. Because of his
stated strong interest in Science Fiction and "Flying Saucers", he carries
binoculars and a movie camera with him while on duty. He made the state-
mont that he "watches the sky every chance he gets" and this was the reason
that he made the sighting on that Thursday afternoon. He also stated he
was aware of the previous sightings, made in the arca, on the preceeding
days. Patrolma iso stated he had a better view of the object
with the naked eye than with the view finder on the camcra.
As a result of the discussions with Patrolman there exists
the possibility that the object was either a conventional aircraft or a
helicopter. Assuning this, we contacted airports, FAA, Flight Service
Stations, private air vehicle owmers, military units, and other affected

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agencies. Since air traffic throughout the area is noderately heavy,
and since it is virtually impossible to pin-point an air vehicle in that
exact position at that timo, we are unable to positively identify the
object.
Statements made by the Catholic seem to corroborate Patrolman
However it must be noted that Sister
second glimpse of a "Silvery Object" during that time and Sister
observed a different object some 25 minutes later.
Mrs was standing near Patrolmat She also saw a
silvery elongated object, but to what Patrolman
seen.
In summary, all witnesses appeared to be reliable. They did see an
object. Due to the extended news coverage of previous sightings, we feel
the individuals vere partially affected by imagination and a strong desire
to "see something". The possibilities that the object vas an air vehicle,
burning amonia gas, a plastic bag "UFO", or an actual UrO still exist.
Howaver, we strongly suspect this sighted object to be an Air Vchicle.
The sighting on 6 March 1967 at O425 CST. He
viewed the object with binoculars and gave an extremely detailed descrip-
tion of what he saw. From his description "the object was a space ship"
300 mph must be
judged on size and height. The same interpretation would be formed from
a 3 ft. object at low height as a 30 ft. object that is higher. I This
is especially true at night when viewed through binoculars. The is especially true at night when viewed through binoculars. The apparent apparent
white ray could have been a spilling of the fuel used to inflate white ray could have been a spilling of the fuel used to inflate and
provide the hot air in the balloon. The crystaline like The crystaline like surface could
have been the plastic bag. have been the plastic bag. The open The open flane, necessary to flame, necessary to provide hot air,
would appear to pulsate and would cast a red glow to the lower surface lower surface
of the bag. I of the bag. The radial construction of the supporting members of the The radial construction of the supporting members of the
balloon could appear as slots or vanes on the lower surface as C balloon could appear as slots or vanes on the lower surface as described
by the Deputy.
Another posibility, considered but not substantiated, is the theory Another posibility, considered but not substantiated, is the theory
presented by Dr ..mc., Falls Church, Va. The
area was experiencing its first thaw and warm weather. It is also a
large faxming area. The odor of ammonia was very strong. If his theory
is correct and there was sufficient ammonia gas enitted from somewhere
south of Galesburg, the object Officer could have seen vas burning
ammonia gas. There is also a low altitude airway that parallels the route
of flight of his sighting. The airway is V-l3k. There is the possibility
of a non-ITR aircraft flying the airway, at lov altitude.
In sumary, the object that was sighted could have boen any of the
possibilities mentioned, including the space ship described. Hovever,
in the opinion of the investigators, it was most likely a plastic clothing
bag.
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How many of UFO's
is unlmown, but it is believed to have been considerable. I This belief
is based on t the fact the construction of this balloon was published in
a national magazine. Two red plastic kites with batteries and a bulb a national magazine. Two red plastic kites with batteries and a bulb
were found in the Galesburg area. I were found in the Galesburg area. I These in addition to tho plastic bag
"UFO", any number of bright stars or planets, and air vehicles, most
for most most e sightings.
In conclusion, it is the opinion of the undersigned investigators opinion of the undersigned investigators
that the U. S. nevs reporting media unwittingly causes a type of mass that the U. S. news reporting media unwittingly causes a type of mass
hysteria associated with unlmowm objoct sighting. I Most all observers
appear to be extremely reliable but have a "strong appear to be extremely reliable but have a "strong desire to see sonething" desire to see sonething"
or "thought I'd never see a saucer" attitude about them. These two con-
ditions along with "prank launchings" seem to have resulted in wide spread
"UFO sightings".
Edware CntonRfit
EDARD J ORENIC, CaPtAiN, USAF ANTON R KATO, CaptaiN, USAF
UFO Investigating Officer

Amater r Investigator  Seek
Background of UFO Reports
By KENNETH CROUCH la star. They based their opin- Three popular theories ad-
At least one of the objects ion on i interviews they made vanced by persons interested in
sighted near. Galesburg this and the fact that it moved so the study of UFOs are that they
week may be a bona fide un-islowly. could be interplanetary space-
identified flying object, two They explained that a star craft, animal life that possibly
amateur UFO researchers sre- can appear in different colors exists in the upper atmosphere,
ported today in Galesburg. if it is low on the horizon and or secret space devices devel-
Orvil R. Hartle, director of is sighted through hundreds of oped on earth.
the Universal Research. Society miles of atmosphere. third Avoid Hysteria
in Laporte, Ind., for investigat- sighting made Thursday morn- Also warned against by the
ing unknown phenomena, and ing by Courson at Monday's experts was the hysteria factor
his assistant, Dean W. Goers, that always develops after a
explained today that an UFO is UFO discovered in Monmouth. sighting. Many of the subsequent
an object that is not a plane or Story on page 5. sightings are a result of this
star but an identifiable craft sar but an Identiriable craft hysteria, said Hartle. The men
location was not a star, they location was not a star, they reported that they have no evi-
that is not similar to known that is not similar to known added. dence of any landings or danger dence of any landings or danger
aircraft. The two Indiana men said that here. The two Indiana men said that here. -
One True UFO? Courson was a good witness. A LaPorte, Ind., official said
The The sighting of the saucer- of the saucer- Interview Viewers Interview Viewers today that the Universal Re-
L961 01 400 shaped shaped object object reported reported Mon- Normal procedure for the re- search Society, which these men
day morning by deputy sheriff day morning by deputy y sheriff searchers after report of a searchers after report of represent, is a reliable organ-
Frank Courson may Frank Courson may possibly sighting is to go to the area and ization that delves into UFO
fall into this category, the re- fall into this category, the re- interview persons involved to sightings, although the official
searchers maintained. How- How- determined if there was a. valid questions its scientific approach.
ever, they are searching for ever, they are searching for UFO. Hartle, who has written a book
"!" other persons who sighted the other persons who sighted the They are most interested in on such sightings, A Carbon on such sightings, A Carbon
object Monday at 4:30 a.m. on near approaches or landings Experiment?, said that 400 per-
the Wataga-Henderson black- which they determine with the sons are in the organization.
top before they reach any firm use of ultra violet radiation
opinion. equipment. If a landing is estab-
The two investigators, who lished, samples of soil, vegeta-
arrived in Galesburg Thursday rion and water are taken for a
thorough chemical analysis. All
after they learned of the sight- their research is filmed in color,
ings. spent two hours after mid- said the pair.
night last night at the location Their greatest interest is in
of yesterday's sighting. They unusual sightings or in landings,
concluded that the first sight- because aerial sightings are too
ing at 12:30 a.m. was probably frequent to be pursued.
No Sightings of UFOs
Despite Dozens of Gazers
The fascination of possibly seeing an unidentified flying object
in Galesburg brought out droves of Galesburg residents last night
to scan the skies.
Prevailing was the atmosphere of a great sports event along Prevailing was the atmosphere of a great sports event along
County Highway 10. There were the sky.
3/ about 15 carloads of young per- And numerous sight-
sons star gazing and a stream ings of something were report-
of cars driving slowly past. of cars driving slowly past. ed: a red red light that jogged
The young persons spoke se- around around a radio radio tower and tower  and
riously about the possibility of speeded off and a white light speeded off and a white light
visitors from outer space and that traveled across the sky at
were prepared if any were prepared if any space "an unbelievable speed. "an unbelievable speed."
ship snould fly into view. ship snould fly into view. Then about 10:15 p.m., a re-
Some Reports port on the CB radio indicated
that a red UFO had landed in
Equipped with Equipped with binoculars, the area. the area. Six cars loaded with Six cars loaded with
cameras, citizens' band radios teen-agers hurried_off.
and thermos jugs of hot coffee, As the cars rounded the cor-
.the crowd continually scanned ner and flashed their lights on
the object, the taillights on a
- car came on, and a startled
couple looked at the crowd.
And if one wants more sight-
ings to ponder, any number of
persons in the local pubs will
confide, "I've never told any
one about this, but."
Meanwhile,back at the sher
iff's office, deputy sheriff Rob-
ert Canfield revealed a labora-
tory r report on the mysterious
object reportedly from outer
space that had struck a Gales-
burg man on Jan. 15. It was a
tiny piece of bright yellow
wood.
These people (space visi-
tors may be far advanced in
transportation," Canfield said, 16
but they're still in the stone
age as far as weaponry."

Monmouth Different--Has an IFO Monmouth Different-Has an IFO
While lots of flap goes on about Unidentified side a road leading to the city's sewage treat- side a road leading to the city's sewage treat-
Flying Objects, Monmouth came up with a Flying Objects, Monmouth came up with a ment plant. Looking at the contraption, in ment plant. Looking at the contraption, in
new angle today-an IDENTIFIED Flying photo, are Robert Merwin, the disposal plant
Cbject. It was TL candle-hot-air-inflated
plastic garment bag which presumably has superintendent, and (in uniform) Police Chief
been floating around in the sky over Western Tinder. Home-made "object" was a copy of
llinois, a light at night and a glitter by the old-time Fourth of July hot air balloons.
day; it was found at 8 a. m. today grounded Galesburg Register-Mail photo by R. M. Card-
on brush on the north edge of Monmouth be- well.)
CLOSE-UP-Clear plastic gar- sorClear piastic
ment bag is shown as found
this morning north of Mon- this morning north of Mon-
mouth. It was a deflated bal-
loon, which apparently had
been supplied with its elevat-
ing bot air from a lighted
candle supported on a cross-
piece at the boitom formed
from soda fountain straws.
Design for this was printed
in national magazines deserib-
ing a prank which some stu-
. dents on the West Coast had
reported. Officials in Mon-
mouth said the balloon did not
contain any clue to its source
or its makers.
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Air Force Officers
See Q-C UFO Film
Two U.S. Air Force officers "Let's just say we're inter-
made guarded statements ested," said Capt. Edward
Friday after viewing a Moline Orenic after he and Capt. Ri-
policeman's color movie film chard Kato, both of Chanute
of an unidentified flying ob- AFB, Illinois, viewed the film
ject (UFO) in the sky. in Moline.
The movie was taken
Thursday by Bill Fisher, who Thursday by Bill Fisher, who
spotted a white object in the spotted a white object in the
sky. Fisher stood near Sacred
Heart Catholie School and Heart Catholic School and
LIL IIH'WVE pointed an 8 millimeter ca-
mera at the unidentified
flying object for several min-
utes.
During During the "private"
screening of the film, one of
the officers exclaimed "that's
it," when a white object on it," when a white object on .
film turned direction. The
film shows an object with an
elongated shape. The film
also shows the coior of the ob-
ject changing from white to a
deep pink at one point.
The Air Force officers
II HI E H OII MOIAHI asked Fisher to relinquish the
film. Their request was den-
ied, but Fisher later said he
would permit the Air Force to
recopy the film as long as he
could "be in the laboratory
when it is done."
The two Air Force officers
expect to remain in Moline
3 for several days in order to
question other witnesses who
viewed the object with Fisher.
Fisher has been deluged
with offers to sell the film and
to appear before television ca- to appear berore teievision ca-
mera. He said he has not de- mera. He said he has not de-
NAAV termined what to do with the
SAS film.
In other UFO developments
Friday:
- Robert Merwin,
superintendent of the Mon- Mon-
mouth, Ill., disposal plant,
. found a hot air balloon made
HNI of a clear plastic bag, soda
straws and a candle tangled
in brush on the north side of
Monmouth. There was a pos-
sibility that this was the ob-
ject seen by several residents
1119-93 in the Knox-Warren counties
area late.Wednesday and ear-
ly Thursday, Merwin said.
: Northwestern
Universityastronomer theo-
rized that persons may be
seeing the planet Venus.
: Gary Bennett, 20, of
Colona, an Augustana College
sophomore, reported seeing
an unfamiliar airborne vehi-
cle about 9:30 p.m. Thursday
in the East- Moline hill dis-
trict.
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Moline Police Officer William Fisher prepares to show his
movie film of the two UFOs he took Thursday afternoon to movie film of the two UFOs he took Thursday afternoon to
Willian Powers, systems engineer for the Dearborn Observa- Willian Powers, systems engineer for the Dearborn Observa-
tory at Northwestern University, who interviewed the officer
this morning after vewing the film in the city council cham-
bers. Powers taped the interview and said he hopes to obtain
a negative of Fisher's film for further study at the observatory.
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'Big UFO, Followed By Smaller Blue One
"It was a great big object, St., Silvis, and her hushand, "It. was much larger and bright- Observatory at Nortihwestern team from Chanute Field
much bigger than a star. It and a neighbor couple, Mr. and er than any star or planet we've University, this morning viewed the fiim and quest-
changed color from yello. tojMrs. James D. King, 1329 12th observed tn the sky," she said viewed movie films Moline Po tioned Fisher. The two, Capt.
red to green, and behind it was St., spent a considerable part of "The objects were very high lice Ofticer Bill Fisher took of Edward Orenie and Capt.
a smaller, light blue object that the night watching the strange in the sky to the east of our the two UFOs while in the vicin- Richard Kato, said after
blinked continually. The two object. home," said Mrs. Land. ity of Sacred Heart School at viewing the filin and talking
moved together; and then would "The Kings saw it first and "It's possible the smaller ob- 1:30 Thursday afternoon. with Fisher that, "We're in-
hover about 10 minutes, and called us out to view it about ject was part of the big one," After viewing the films sever- terested." They also hope to
then move about the sky 12:30 this morning," Mrs. Land she said, "but we couldn't see al times, Powers taped an inter- obtain a copy of the film.
again." said "We watched about an any connection. Both objects view with Fisher, which he Both they and Powers will
This was the deseription a hour and a half, but Mrs. King moved together, the smaller one took back to the observatory talk with others who have re- 7
Silvis wbman gave,of the latest t stayed out about three hours un- always in the same relative po- with him and said he hoped to ported seeing UFOs. -
Unidentiied Fd ying Qbject til the og moved in and sitior behind the big one." obtain a negative of Fisher's This morning Powers said he
sighted the last three nights in obscured the objects." Check Film film for further study. did not believe the UFOs Fish
the Quad-City area. The Lands are positive that Meanwhile, William Powers, Yesterday and again today
Mrs. Stanley Land, 1325 12th what they saw was not a planet. systems engincer for Dearborn an Air Force investigating (Continued on Page 5)
Moline Dispatch Sat., Mar. 11, 1967 5
Observatory Observatory Man Sees UFO Films... Man Sees UFO Films... Tax Returns Tax Refurns
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(Continued from Page One) jJupiter high in the east and Si- green and white. (Continued from Page One) jJupiter high in the east and Si-green and white. sighting UFOs should call the The number is 312-296-411, Ext. sighting UFOs should call the, The number is 312-296-4411, Ext. Accounting Service
ev rius in the east - southeast, The Illinois Civil Defense De- operations officer, U.S. Air 503. After 4 p.m. the number is Call 323-4827
er photographed were "foreign moves west and flashed red partment has asked anyone Force, O'Hare Field, Chicago. 312-296-4419. moves" west and flashed red partment has asked anyone Force, O'Hare Field, Chicago. 312-296-4419.
objeets." He said he had no
idea what they were, but sug-
gested they might be at-
mospheric phenomena or pos-
siblyspace ships, from where 1
he would not venlure to guess.
He said he did not think what-
everthe things are came from
a foreign country "because they
would have been tracked by ra
dar."
Stars, Plauels
At night, Powers said, the
Planets Jupiter and, Venus are
very bright, as is thiestar, Siri-
us. Venus appears in the west,

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POCK ISLAND ARGUS, SATURDAY, MA I 11, 1967
Investigation of Investigate UFOs—
(Continued from Page One) This morning Powers viewed
UFOs Continuing the film and taped a statement
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from Chanute Field, gave no in by Fisher. He took the tape
(Photo on Page 20.) When asked if they believed a dication of any possibilities back to the observatory w i t h
By JACK TUMBLESON temperature inversion might be which they were considering. nim and said he hoped to ob-
(Argus State Editor) responsible for the recent sight- At the Moline Police Station tain a negative of Fisher's film
An Air Force investigating ings, they replied, "Oh, no. We they, THE ARGUS team and a for further study.
team whichmoved into the just have to consider everything. group of police officers viewed Not From Foreign Country
Quad - Cities yesterday was A temperature inversion is the film about a dozen times. Powers said he did not
joined today by William Pow- aused when unseasonably warin The film, shot about 1:30 believe the UFOs Fisher photo-
crs, systems engineer for Dear- weather occurs. Then the air, p.m., showed an enlongated sil- graphed were "foreign objects"
born Observatory at Northwest- instead of being colder as it gets ver object which appeared to meaning from a foreign coun-
ern University, in an attempt to higher, is warmer. This is be- dip at the "front" several try. He said he had no idea
dietermine what area residents cause the warm air is in contact times. No distinct shape could what they were but suggested
saw in the sky two nignts this with the cold ground which cools saw in the sky two nignts this with the cold ground which cools be seen, however. be seen, however. they they might be might be atmospheric atmospheric
week.. it off at lower altitudes. Very Disappointed phenomena or possibly space phenomena a or possibly space
The Air Force yesterday be- Some UFO investigators have Fisher said he was, "dis- Fisher said he w a s, "dis ships, from where he would not
gan a typical, tight-lipped inves- claimed that this phenomenon appointed very disappointed," appointed. very disappointed," venture to guess.
figation, doing all oi the listen- figation, doing all oi the uisten- creates a mirror above the area creates a mirror above the area in the clarity of the film. He He said he did not think what-
ing and none of the talking. ing and none of the talking. and objects several hundred said he could see the object said he could see the object ever the things are came from
The pair, Capt. Edward Or- The pair, Capt. Edward Or- miles away are magnified and miles away are magnified and much better with the naked eye. a foreign country "because they
enic and A. Richard Kato. were reflected back to earth. At one point in the viewing, would have been tracked by ra- would have been tracked by ra-
met at the Quad-City Airport by After this the investigators, After this the investigators, one of the Air Force officers dar."
two Argus reporters. said; "Did you see that?" to the This morning a Silvis woman This morning a Silvis woman
The investigators had first (Continued on Page Two) other officer who replied, "I other officer who replied, "I reported that she, her husband
called THE ARGUS Thursday sure did, if you'll sure did, if you'll wri and a neighbor couple had spent
for iniormation on the signtings that way, I will." However aft- a considerable portion of the
in Henry, Knox and Warren er the viewing Capt. night watching two strange ob-
Counties and again Friday for Orenic jects.
information on the sighting by said he had seen nothing every
Bill Fisher, Moline policeman, one hadn't seen. He would not It was a great big object,
who took Smm movies of an ob- say if he had been able to inter- much bigger than a star. It
ject in the sky Thursday after- pret anything from the film and changed color from yellow to
noon. warned against reading any- red to green and behind it was
On the way from the airport to thing into his comments during a smalier, light blue object that
the Moline Police Station, where the viewing. blinked continually. The two
the lilm was going to be shown, Before leaving the airport the moved together, and then would
the oriicers were very interested officers gave the impression hover about 10 minutes and
in the weather. they intended to leave later in then move a bo ut the sky
In particular, they wanted to the afternoon. However after again."
know if it had been significantly viewing the film they rented a This was the description Mrs.
vyarmer Thursday than Wednes- car and announced plans to Stanley Land, 1325 12th St., Sil-
day and if there had been any stay overnight and continue vis, gave of the object she, Mr.
other warm days since the last their investigation. Land and Mr. and Mrs. James
cold spelt. The officers viewed the film D. King, 1329 12th St., had
again today and questioned watched.
Fisher further. The pair said They first saw the objects
after viewing the film again and about 12:30 this morning and
talking with Fisher, "We're in- the sighting continued until the the Sighiing continued untini the;
terested." They also hope to ob- cbjects were obscured by fog
tain a copy of the film. about three hours later.
At night, Powers said the At night,Powers said the
planets Jupiter and Venus are
very bright, as is the star Sirius.
Venus appears in the west, Jup- Venus appears in the west, Jup-
iter high in the east and Sirius
in the east-southeast and moves
to the west flashing red,"green to the west flashing red, "green
and white. and white."
Another explaination given for Another explaination given for
the UFOs comes from research the UFOs comes
by Minneapolis-Honeywell which
has done extensive research on
the subject.
They attribute the objects
sighted to ionized atmosphere.
It seems a lot of the sightings
occur near or in the general
vicinity of power stations or high
voltage tranmission lines. When
tha atmasphere is right' clouds
jof ionized atmosphare will, ap-
pear and sometimas take on
various shapes, gen rally elon-
gated, and can be quite huge
and of brilliant luminosity.
Sometimes they will be dome
shaped.
The high speed at which they
appear to be traveling is at-
tributed to, the, evaporation of
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They also add, that lonized
atmosphere Is" a solid mass and
is detectable on a radar screen.
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Find UFOs
Plastic Kites
GALESBURG ( - TWO Uni-
dentified flying objects landed
Mcnday night on the southwest
edge of Galesburg and were
identified as red plastic kites
with battery  powered light News-Ga
bulbs.
Two guards at the Butler
Manufacturing Co. called police
to report sighting UFOs. The
kites had landed by the time
police arrived.
Two bulbs attached to each
kite were wired to flicker on
and off when wind jarred the
kite. The resulting reddish glow TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1967-24 Pages
fit the description of nurerous
UFO sightings last week in the
Galesburg area, police said.
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UFO's Sighted In
Numerous Places
By. Ths Associated Press in Canton, Pekin and Peoria.
A solution to the western Illi-
nois flying saucer sightings Elmer Widby of Pekin reported
mystery may have been found to police "a bright orange ob- .
near the Monmouth waste dis- ject in the western sky which
posal piant Friday. appeared about 7:15 p.ih." The
Reports of unidentified flying sighting was confirmed by two
objects ranged the Quad policemen. A U.S. Weather Bu-
Cities to Peoria Wednesday and reau employe in Peoria told of
Thursday. I seeing a speck in the western
Robert Merwin. superintend- seeing a speck in the western
sky that got brighter as dusk sky that got brighter as dusk
ent of the city's disposal plant, deepened. deepened.
found a hot air balloon made of Several Several
a clear clastie bag, soda straws a clear plastie bag. soda straws l mysterious mysterious objects
and a candie. He found the ob- were reported in Southern Illi- were reported in Southern Illi-
ject tangled in brush on the nois.
north edge of Monmouth on a Arthur Sills notified the sher- Arthur Sills notified the sher-
road leading to the plant.. road leading to the plant. . iff's office at Salem he and his iff's office at Salem he and his
The soda straws were glued sister,' Alice, spotted an object sister,'Alice, spotted an object
together and held the bag open. coming down the road near their
It was belleved that the candle It was belleved that the candle home northeast of Salem.
provided heat to propel the ob- Sills said the diamond-shaped
ject and also gave off a soft ject and also gave object, travelling 15 to 20 feet object. travelli
greenish light. The plastic bag in the air, kept changing from
was similar to those used by bright red to white. It suddenly
drycleaners. shot upward and vanished.
Ralph Eckley, city editor of
the Monmouth Review Atlas,
said recent magazines on news-
stands in Monmouth have given
descriptions of how UFO's were
built by coilege students else-
where.
He noted that there are more
than 1,000 students at Monmouth
Coilege and a similar number
at Knox College in Galesburg.
After the sightings a North- Find UFOs
western University astronomer
associated with the Air Force's Plastic Kites
UFO investigation explained
that what everybody was seeing GALESBURG - TWO uni-
might have been the planet dentified flying objects landed
Venus "is the brightest thing Monday night on the southwest
in the western sky as dusk edge of Galesburg and were
deepens at this time' of year," identified as red plastic pastie kites Kites
said William T. Powers, assist- said William T. Powers, assist- : with with battery- powered battery- powered light light
ant to Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Hy- bulbs. ·bulbs. .
nek. an astronomy professor at nek. an astronomy professor at Two guards at at the Butler the Butler
NU, is in charge of the Air NU, is in charge of the Air Manufacturing Co. called police
Force program. 'to report t sighting UFOs. The sighting UFOs. The
Powers said the careful ob- Powers said the careful ob- :kites had landed by the time : kites had landed by the time
server can see Ve us move and is move and police arrived.
may therefore be led to think it may therefore be led to think it Two bulbs attached to each
is a UFO. kite were wired to flicker on
A Moline pohceman. however, :and off when wind jarred the : and off when wind jarred the
said he spotted rwo said he spotted rwo UFOs in the UFOs in the kite. The resulting reddish glow kite. The resulting reddish glow
afternoon. fit the description of numerous
Policeman William Fisher Policeman.. William Fisher UFO sightings last week in the
said he was riding his motor- Galesburg area, police said. A
eycle on patrol when he spotted
a boxcar-sized object hovering
at about 3,o0o feet. He said a
second UFO materialized as he
watched, and then both sped
from sight. Fisher said he made
color motion pictures of the ob-
jeets and has sent the filim to
be developed.
A number. of others confirmed
the sightings,including two
nuns and 40 s students at the
Sacred Heart elementary
school.
Other sightings were reported
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